Publication

2008 - University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan, Kansas

Language

English

Word Count

105,250 words, Guess

Page Count

421 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780700615988
  • ISBN-100700615989
  • Goodreads3397248
  • LibraryThing6295312
  • Library of Congress Control Number2008015523
and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC940.54/4943092
  • DDCB
  • LCCDD247.R474 C67 2008
and 1 more
  • LCCDD247.R474C67 2008

Description

"This first full-length biography of von Richthofen ... reveals how, before World War II, von Richthofen played a central role in developing and building the Luftwaffe and such famous aircraft as the Me 109 fighter and He 111 bomber. He then delivered tactical and operational successes in the Spanish Civil War, where he established the close air support tactics that became an essential trademark of the German blitzkrieg. As commander of the Special Air Division in the invasion of Poland, he demonstrated the effectiveness of massed airpower and in 1940 helped produce a dramatic German victory in France by providing close air support for Von Kleist's panzer divisions as they raced to the English Channel. Later he also led the Luftwaffe's Second Air Fleet against the Allied landings in Sicily, Salerno, and Anzio"--Jacket.

Subjects

Genres

  • Biography

Series Statement

  • Modern war studies

Other Editions

  • Wolfram von Richthofen: master of the German air warUniversity Press of Kansas2008-01-01

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